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Basic Materials
Companies that manufacture chemicals, building materials, and paper products. This sector also includes companies engaged in commodities exploration and processing. Companies in this sector include ArcelorMittal, BHP Billiton, and Rio Tinto.
Market Cap
1.588T
Market Weight
2.42%
Industries
14
Companies
265
Basic Materials S&P 500 ^GSPC
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DELL

Day Return

Sector
2.02%
S&P 500
1.76%

YTD Return

Sector
3.16%
S&P 500
0.97%

1-Year Return

Sector
0.65%
S&P 500
13.87%

3-Year Return

Sector
0.35%
S&P 500
33.36%

5-Year Return

Sector
65.36%
S&P 500
86.88%

Note: Sector performance is calculated based on the previous closing price of all sector constituents

Industries in This Sector

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IndustryMarket WeightYTD Return
All Industries
100.00%
3.16%
Specialty Chemicals
42.79%
4.77%
Gold
17.39%
16.95%
Building Materials
9.65%
-6.32%
Copper
7.94%
-5.69%
Steel
7.09%
11.94%
Agricultural Inputs
6.53%
1.36%
Chemicals
2.80%
-15.93%
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
2.18%
-4.44%
Lumber & Wood Production
1.21%
-7.63%
Aluminum
0.79%
-11.34%
Other Precious Metals & Mining
0.63%
-18.38%
Silver
0.37%
56.14%
Coking Coal
0.35%
-42.28%
Paper & Paper Products
0.28%
-7.79%

Note: Percentage % data on heatmap indicates Day Return

Largest Companies in This Sector

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Name
Last Price
1Y Target Est.
Market Weight
Market Cap
Day Change %
YTD Return
Avg. Analyst Rating
462.25 496.05 17.08% 220.104B -1.03% +10.41%
Buy
356.73 384.97 6.97% 89.844B -1.31% +4.94%
Buy
269.82 283.76 5.93% 76.403B +0.30% +15.15%
Buy
310.65 356.06 5.36% 69.082B -1.74% +7.11%
Buy
86.71 98.37 5.32% 68.536B -2.50% -4.85%
Hold
99.97 115.05 5.26% 67.805B -2.49% +8.05%
Buy
35.53 48.09 3.96% 51.054B -3.74% -6.70%
Buy
42.36 52.54 3.74% 48.225B -1.12% +13.81%
Buy
60.40 69.04 3.22% 41.512B -3.84% +6.04%
Buy
78.83 97.06 2.56% 32.947B -3.11% +3.38%
Buy

Investing in the Basic Materials Sector

Start Investing in the Basic Materials Sector Through These ETFs and Mutual Funds

ETF Opportunities

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Name
Last Price
Net Assets
Expense Ratio
YTD Return
86.98 5.069B 0.08% +3.38%
192.32 4.024B 0.09% +2.39%
56.21 1.615B 0.35% -0.95%
49.35 558.838M 0.08% +2.41%
135.37 537.078M 0.39% +4.19%

Mutual Fund Opportunities

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Name
Last Price
Net Assets
Expense Ratio
YTD Return
98.01 4.024B 0.09% +2.40%
81.50 763.518M 0.72% +2.57%
86.16 763.518M 0.72% +2.74%
84.45 763.518M 0.72% +2.65%
85.71 763.518M 0.72% +2.70%

Basic Materials Research

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Discover the Latest Analyst and Technical Research for This Sector

  • Analyst Report: Nutrien Ltd.

    Created in 2018 as a result of the merger between PotashCorp and Agrium, Nutrien is the world’s largest fertilizer producer by capacity. Nutrien produces the three main crop nutrients—nitrogen, potash, and phosphate—although its main focus is potash, where it is the global leader in installed capacity with a roughly 20% market share. The company is also the largest agricultural retailer in North America and Australia, selling fertilizers, crop chemicals, seeds, and services directly to farm customers through its brick-and-mortar stores and online platforms.

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  • Daily – Vickers Top Buyers & Sellers for 03/03/2025

    The Vickers Top Buyers & Sellers is a daily report that identifies the five companies the largest insider purchase transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions as well as the five companies the largest insider sales transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions.

     
  • Daily – Vickers Top Insider Picks for 03/03/2025

    The Vickers Top Insider Picks is a daily report that utilizes a proprietary algorithm to identify 25 companies with compelling insider purchase histories based on transactions over the past three months.

     
  • Analyst Report: Anglo American plc

    Anglo American's mining portfolio spans many commodities and continents. Like other large diversified miners, Anglo has significant exposure to copper, iron ore and metallurgical coal, but it is unique among the global majors given its significant platinum group metals and diamonds output. The company accounts for about one third of the world’s platinum supply and around 30% of palladium supply. Anglo also owns 85% of De Beers, in most years the world's largest supplier and marketer of rough gem diamonds by value. Anglo also plans to move back into the crop nutrients business via its Woodsmith polyhalite project in the United Kingdom. In May 2024, Anglo announced that it will restructure to focus on copper, iron ore, and crop nutrients, while selling or spinning off its other businesses.

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